Cooler for liquids.



1.1. WALTERS. COOLER FOR LlQulos.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. I9I6.

IH z WVM/woo U TE strnrns gieninisr frlor-*iroE. I' f- JOHN J. wAILTERs, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern# Be it known vthat I, JOHN J. WALTERS,

a citizen of the United States, and residing at Buffalo, in the countyof-Erie and State of New York, 4have invented a new and Im-l proved Cooler for Liquids, of whichvthe following is a `speciiication- This invention relates -to means for cooling beverages such as beer and other carbonated liquids that are served from large con` tainers under pressure, ,and its object is to provide a cheap and efficient cooling device wherein thebeverage will be in contact with a minimum amount of metal, the beverage being held in .a container of glass, procelain or other vitreous material for a Lconsiderable length, of time, and the container being so formed as -to have a comparatively large area in contact with-ice water bywhich it is surrounded. v

This invention consists of .a container formed by outer and inner members between which the beverage is held, and a bottomV connecting said members, all integral with each other andof a material not a'ected by fruit acids, of a pipe extending up the interior vof the inner member to discharge the liquid to be cooled into the interior of the container, and a pipe connected into the bottom of the container to convey away the cooled liquid.

It further consistsiii the detailsrof c onstruction illustrated in the accompanyingy drawing and particularly pointed out in the claims. v

1n the drawing, Figure 1 is a general view of this improved cooling device connected to a barrel of liquid under pressure.` Fig. 2 Y

is av central vertical section of the vimproved cooling device. Fig. 3 .is a perspective of a nut. Fig. 4 is a plan. ofthe discharge valve body. Fig. 5 is abottom-planof the cooler on a smaller scale. Y,

Similarreference characters refer to like:

ers, under pressure. Where the pressure yde-` Vrived from the carbonicacidgas in the liquid is not suiiicient, air pumps are usually employed to create an artificial pressure, so that, for the present purpose, it may be assumed that the liquid in the original cask 5 'COOLER FOR LIQU'IDS.

will be understood, however, `that this cooler Y l "Specification of Letters Patent. APatented D131', 18,1919, Application filed March 27,19162 Serial No. 486,850. i

will operate equally wellwhen the source ofV supply is at a sufiiicientwheight to 4create a It .will also sufficient pressure by gravity. be understood that it will operate effectually to reduce the temperatureof liquidsthat are I not carbonated.

This cooler is preferably of glazed enware or stoneware, although glass, perce# -1 lain,fenameled steel or cast iron, or any' other material not aifected by fruit acidsor other ingredients of the beverages may be em-y ployed. The outer shell y1 connects to abotfv tom 2, from which the vinner -member{3, preff.-` 4

erably of -frusto-conical' shape, extends upwardly. than the outer, and itsshapefisj srelectecli-n` order that the space between the two inem?- bers shall taper downwardly. I y

A circular cover plate 4L, preferably `formed This'inner member is-of less height A;

with aflange 5f, rests on'the :gasket @pand when pressed down',` forms :an air-tight joint with the upper edge of Ithe shell. A crosst shaped plate 7 lrests .on the top of this coverEV while asimilar plate '8 extends below the, bottom 2. Legs 9 hav-ingv feet `1.0.screw into this lower cross 8 while the Aplates 7 and 8 areconnected by means ofthe 4bolts 1l and wing nuts 12. i l v Referring now-to Fig. 1, it will beseen that the cooler iswithin a tub yor .tank 14,

containing a liquid having a. low` tempera-v v ture, preferably ice waterwhich will fill thev space within the part 3 and aroundthe vpart 1. The cask 15 hasV a-pipe 16 extending down to'near, its bottom anda valve 17 to control the .flow of liquid from the cask.

This valve receives a nipple 18 that connects. 1 `tothe tee 19, and a' pipe 20 extends ,from this tee tothe cooler. ,A plug l2li-s screwed; into tllie tee 19 for a purpose tobeherein.. Y Vafterdescrifbed.V l

Thel upper end of this inner niembery is i formed with an opening `to receivefthebush f l ing'23 having a :fiange 24 Vat is lowerend.,v

and a nut 25 screwed onto its .upperyendl I The nut is provided with a cross bar 26 hav! l ing .a threaded `hole 2 into whichy extends:v

the lower threaded end of the stem 28 which supports the deflector 29. The upoper end of` the pipe 20 extends up into the ushing 23 and is there secured in any desired manner, preferably by soldering. This deflector ioo , contents of the cask 15 are'exhausted, a

yfloat valve and signal are mounted on the cover 4. A fitting 36 screws into the cover and a whistle 37 is mounted on the fitting. The lower end of the fitting is pointed and its bore may be closed by means of va disk f 38 Vof rubbercarried bythe lioat-lever 39. lAfloat 40 on the rod 41 carried by the end of the lever 39V usually floats Vin the liquid contents -of the'cooler, andl presses the disk 38 against the lower end of the tting. But when the level of the liquid falls, the passage in thevfitting is opened, and the air or gas under pressure in the cooler rushes out and sounds the alarm. The lever is mounted on the -pin 43 carried Yby acollar 44 which issecuredto 'theitting 36 in any desired manner. l permitsvertical adjustment of the collar and lever. j'

In order to drain the cooler back int-o the 1 container 15,"the following` mechanism is provided. A bushing 48 vhaving a valve seat 49 is secured in positionin the bottom by means o-f a nut 50. This bushing is threadedY t'o receive the threaded body 52 of a plug-valve. Grooves 53 may be cutinthe wall of the bushing above the valve seat to permit the liquid to flow to the pipe 54 that connects to the pipe 20 that extends to the cask 15. A valve Stem 55 connects to the plug-valve V52 and a wheel 56 may be removably connected to its upper end.A A

stalling box 57 of any desiredv construction mounted lin the cover 4 prevents leakage around the vstem 55.- i

lVhen the cooler is to be cleaned, the valve 17 is closed and the plug 21 removed. The cover 4 is taken @E and the valvel 52 taken out. Any water used to clean the cooler vwill vHow down the pipe 2O and out through the opening in the tee l19 usually v closed bythe plug 21.

It will be understood that proper gaskets will bel used tom-alie tight joints around the p bushings 23, 31 and 48. The pipes are preferably of block tin, the bushings, the nut 25,

the deilector 29 andthe valve52 are `prefer- Gopiesfofthis patent may be obtained. for

I prefer a set-screw 45, as thisV Washington, D. G.

Vably of silver or silver plated, and thus all parts are little liable to bef aflectedlby the` liquids that are being cooied. f i VVI claim z.- n f. Y

1. In a cooler Ifor liquids, the combination of two hollow members of vitreous material,

one within the other, the inner member being frusto-conical of less heightl thanthe "outer and having a closed upperendpro- .vided withl an inlet opening, a bottom join- Ving the lower ends of the two members and having an outlet opening,'said members and bottom being integral, a feed `pipe connecting into the upper end of the inner member i at the inlet openinga discharge pipe coiinecting to said bottom at the outletopening, a cover for the 'outer (member, an alarm mounted on said cover andoperable by the gasesvwithin the cooler,` and means within the outer member to 'conti-'ol the alarm.

2. In a cooler lfor liquids, the combination of two hollow members of vitreous material,

.one within the-other, the inner memberbeing of less height than the outer and having a closed upper end provided with an inlet opening, a bot-tom ljoining' the lower ends of the two members and having an outlet opening, said membersand bottom being integral, a feed-pipe connecting into the upper end of the inner member atthe inletopening, a discharge pipe connectingvr Y to said bottom at the outlet opening independently of the feedpipe, a second discharge Vpipe connecting to 'said bottom and to said feed pipe, avalve tocontrol the flow of liquid from said second discharge pipe,

and a cover forV the' outer member.

3. In a cooler for liquids under pressure,

the combination of a body of vitreous material consisting of Vconcentric inner and outer members and a bottom connecting their lower ends, the innermember having a closed upper end vand being of less height than the outer, said members lbeing so formed that the space between them decreases downwardly, a feed pipe passing up within the inner member and connecting into the top thereof, a discharge pipe convnecting into said bottom, a cover for `said outer member, a whistle mounted on said cover and operable by the gasesA within the cooler, anda floatvalve' 'mounted -on said cover to control said7whistle, thefloat'of said valve causing the valve to open when the liquid Vinthe cooler'falls ybelow va pre Y determined level. Y

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